Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques That Put Students on the Path to College / Doug Lemov; Foreword by Norman Atkins Jossey-Bass.—1St Ed
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TEACH LIKE A CHAMPION 49 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College Doug Lemov Foreword by Norman Atkins JOSSEY-BASS TEACHER Jossey-Bass Teacher provides educators with practical knowledge and tools to create a positive and lifelong impact on student learning. We offer classroom- tested and research-based teaching resources for a variety of grade levels and subject areas. Whether you are an aspiring, new, or veteran teacher, we want to help you make every teaching day your best. From ready-to-use classroom activities to the latest teaching framework, our value-packed books provide insightful, practical, and comprehensive materials on the topics that matter most to K–12 teachers. We hope to become your trusted source for the best ideas from the most experienced and respected experts in the field. TEACH LIKE A CHAMPION 49 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College Doug Lemov Foreword by Norman Atkins Copyright © 2010 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. 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LB1025.3.L48 2010 371.3—dc22 2009049498 Printed in the United States of America FIRST EDITION PB Printing 10987654321 CONTENTS DVD Contents ix Foreword xi Acknowledgments xv The Author xix Introduction: The Art of Teaching and Its Tools 1 PART ONE TEACH LIKE A CHAMPION: THE ESSENTIAL TECHNIQUES 1 Setting High Academic Expectations 27 Technique 1: No Opt Out 28 Technique 2: Right Is Right 35 Technique 3: Stretch It 41 Technique 4: Format Matters 47 Technique 5: Without Apology 51 Reflection and Practice 55 2 Planning that Ensures Academic Achievement 57 Technique 6: Begin with the End 57 Technique 7: 4 Ms 60 Technique 8: Post It 63 Technique 9: Shortest Path 64 Technique 10: Double Plan 65 Technique 11: Draw the Map 67 Reflection and Practice 69 3 Structuring and Delivering Your Lessons 71 Technique 12: The Hook 75 Technique 13: Name the Steps 77 Technique 14: Board = Paper 82 v vi Contents Technique 15: Circulate 84 Technique 16: Break It Down 88 Technique 17: Ratio 92 Technique 18: Check for Understanding 97 Technique 19: At Bats 104 Technique 20: Exit Ticket 106 Technique 21: Take a Stand 106 Reflection and Practice 108 4 Engaging Students in Your Lessons 111 Technique 22: Cold Call 111 Technique 23: Call and Response 125 Technique 24: Pepper 131 Technique 25: Wait Time 134 Technique 26: Everybody Writes 137 Technique 27: Vegas 141 Reflection and Practice 144 5 Creating a Strong Classroom Culture 145 Technique 28: Entry Routine 151 Technique 29: Do Now 152 Technique 30: Tight Transitions 154 Technique 31: Binder Control 157 Technique 32: SLANT 158 Technique 33: On Your Mark 159 Technique 34: Seat Signals 161 Technique 35: Props 163 Reflection and Practice 165 6 Setting and Maintaining High Behavioral Expectations 167 Technique 36: 100 Percent 167 Technique 37: What to Do 177 Technique 38: Strong Voice 182 Technique 39: Do It Again 191 Technique 40: Sweat the Details 195 Technique 41: Threshold 197 Technique 42: No Warnings 199 Reflection and Practice 201 Contents vii 7 Building Character and Trust 203 Technique 43: Positive Framing 204 Technique 44: Precise Praise 210 Technique 45: Warm/Strict 213 Technique 46: The J-Factor 214 Technique 47: Emotional Constancy 219 Technique 48: Explain Everything 220 Technique 49: Normalize Error 221 Reflection and Practice 223 8 Improving Your Pacing: Additional Techniques for 225 Creating a Positive Rhythm in the Classroom Change the Pace 226 Brighten Lines 228 All Hands 229 Every Minute Matters 230 Look Forward 231 Work the Clock 232 Reflection and Practice 233 9 Challenging Students to Think Critically: Additional 235 Techniques for Questioning and Responding to Students One at a Time 237 Simple to Complex 239 Verbatim (No Bait and Switch) 240 Clear and Concise 240 Stock Questions 241 Hit Rate 243 Reflection and Practice 245 PART TWO HELPING STUDENTS GET THE MOST OUT OF READING: CRITICAL SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES 10 How All Teachers Can (and Must) Be Reading Teachers 249 11 The Fundamentals: Teaching Decoding, Vocabulary 263 Development, and Fluency viii Contents 12 Comprehension: Teaching Students to Understand 283 What They Read Conclusion: The End Is the Beginning 309 Appendix: Behind-the-Scenes Interviews 311 Index 325 How to Use the DVD 331 DVD CONTENTS Clip 1 No Opt Out/31 Darryl Williams Clip 2 Right Is Right/36 Annette Riffle Clip 3 Right Is Right/40 Jason Armstrong Clip 4 Right Is Right and Stretch It/45 Leah Bromley Clip 5 Format Matters/49 Darryl Williams Clip 6 Circulate/87 Domari Dickinson Clip 7 Cold Call/Pepper/123 Jesse Rector Clip 8 Cold Call/124 Colleen Driggs Clip 9 Cold Call and Vocabulary/124 Beth Verilli Clip 10 Pepper and Every Minute Matters/133 Annette Riffle Clip 11 Wait Time/137 Colleen Driggs Clip 12 Everybody Writes/140 Art Worrell Clip 13 Tight Transitions and Positive Framing/157 Doug McCurry Clip 14 100 Percent and What to Do/171 Ashley Buroff Clip 15 100 Percent/173 Jaimie Brillante Clip 16 100 Percent/174 Bob Zimmerli Clip 17 Strong Voice/187 Sultana Noormuhammad Clip 18 Do It Again/194 Suzanne Vera Clip 19 Positive Framing/210 Janelle Austin Clip 20 Joy Factor/218 George Davis Clip 21 Joy Factor and Tight Transitions/218 Sultana Noormuhammad ix x DVD Contents Clip 22 Control the Game/261 Hilary Lewis Clip 23 Fluency/279 Roberto de Leon Clip 24 Fluency/281 Hannah Lofthus Clip 25 Vocabulary and Comprehension/297 Roberto De Leon FOREWORD If John Madden—enthusiastically drawing Xs, Os, and squiggly lines on our TV screens, diagramming games, down by down—is the explainer par excellence of professional football, Doug Lemov is the John Madden of professional teaching.